I'm ahead of the game -- I've been alarmed and depressed for months now.
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2025
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I'm willing to swap my house with any of these poor depressed oligarchs that feel obliged to flee the city. It's in a conservative run state if that sweetens the deal.
Mamdani’s emphasis on socialism and redistribution of wealth runs counter to Wall Street’s preference for unbridled capitalism and policies that support growth
Mamdani's policies do support growth. If the people have more money, they can spend more, and that stimulates the economy.
Two campers are setting up camp and decide to build a fire. One camper decides that the hest way to keep warm is to throw as much wood on the fire as humanly possible and keep doing that all night. The other says "Hold on won't we run out of wood really fast if we do that?" The first says "Don't worry we'll just find more wood."
"What if the fire gets out of control and burns the whole camp?"
"Don't worry about it, the fire will self regulate. If it burns too quickly logs will collapse and slow the fire "
"Won't that just send burning embers everywhere?"
"WHY ARE YOU ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS YOU'RE ANTI FIRE! DON'T YOU WANT US TO BE WARM!?"
I hear guillotines can cure afluenza derived depression.
I do not understand how people can have so much fucking money and not want to actually help people with it. But maybe that's why I'm poor
They have Gold Sickness which is a cancer of the soul.
It’s really simple. If you aren’t a sociopath, you never reach having so much money.
This is exactly the reason why. People would say, some rich people are philanthropist. But its never free, its for influence and power.
I hope they don’t act on those sad feelings
Wealthy elites being depressed shows it's the right direction.
I fucking love this headline
It's from CNBC too, so you know they meant it straight rather than schadenfreude.
policies that ~~support growth~~ only exist to further empower the rich, such as deregulation and low taxes
Fixed it for you, cnbc.
This is HORRIBLE! What happens when these Rich People who Dont Pay Taxes or Fire People LEAVE? WHAT will Happen when their Homes are Vacant and they ARENT Tearing up our Infrastructure while STILL not Paying Taxes? The HORROR!
How will we get all that private jet pollution we crave?
How will politicians survive without payments to their campaign ?
Who will trickle down on us poor peasants?
Who I ask you!
Oh no how unfortunate.
Good.
Lolz 😂